Newspaper



June", 1924. 1,498,265

W. ECKERT NEWSPAPER RACK Filed Sept. 5, 1922 Patented June 17, 1924.

WALTER ECKERT, OF OSGOOD, INDIANA.

PATENT OFFICE.

NEWSPAPER RACK.

Application filed September 5, 1922. Serial No. 586,208.

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, XVALTER Eonnnr, citizen of the United States, residing at Osgood, in the county of Ripley and State of Incliana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for holding newspapers, magazines, and the like when not in use, and the main object of the invention is to provide a simple article of manufacture of this character, which may be manufactured at very small cost and sold at a correspondingly low price.

Another object of the invention is to furnish such a device of neat appearance and which may be easily applied to a wall or piece of furniture in a position where it may be within easy reach.

in the accompanying drawings, one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rack,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view along 25 the line 22 of Figure 1, and

Figure 3 is a perspective View of some of the details.

The main or body portion of the paper rack consists of a length of wire 10 having a central transverse connecting piece 11 bent downwardly at each end to form uprights 12, then bent backward, as at 13, and thence continued upwardly to provide a pair of arms 141 between which and the uprights 12 will, in this manner, be provideda wide space sufficient to hold a considerable number of folded newspapers or magazines. The ends of the arms 14: are each furnished with a terminal loop 15 preferably bent outwardly away from each other.

In order to obtain a stiffening connection between the arms 14, a face plate 16 is provided, and this face plate is preferably made of pressed sheet metal or other suitable matcrial. At its lower edge the plate is provided with a pair of notches or recesses 17 adapted to engage the upwardly extending arms 14 and further recessed portions 18 areformed at the ends of the plate for the purpose of housing the loops 15, as best seen in Figure 2 of the drawings. In the center of each of the recessed portions 18 is provided an openingQO adapted to receive a screw 19, which screw also engages the loop 15 and secures the rack to a wall or the like, as seen in Figures 1 and 2.

It is evident that the face plate 16 could also be made of cast material, in which event the loops 15 and the upper ends of the arms 14 could be cast into the face plate to form an integral part thereof, which, however, would not change the construction and appearance of the rack.

The wire used for the rack should be sufficiently resilient to expand to receive a considerable number of papers and tightly hold the same in the rack.

The face plate may be ornamented and decorated to give the rack a neat and attractive appearance. I

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is: v

A device for the purpose set forth consisting of a resilient strand having a central connecting member, side members depending from the ends of said connecting member, bridge members extending rearwardly from the lower extremities of said side mem bers, and supporting members of greater length than said side members and rising from the rear ends of said bridge members, all of said members being substantially straight and arranged at right angles to each other, the upper portions of said supporting members terminating with loops adapted to receive fastening devices wherewith tobe secured to a fixed support whereby sideways opening jaws are provided for receiving packages of any length.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER ECKERT. [1,. s] 

